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Saint John at Calvary: technical and material study of a polychrome wood sculpture

open access: yesCeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration D'Objets D'Art, 2013
A polychrome wood sculpture depicting Saint John at Calvary, probably a 17th century Portuguese production, was the subject of a study that aimed to characterise its materials and techniques. Radiography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy,
Helena Pereira
exaly   +3 more sources

Material Analysis of 18th Century Polychrome Sacred Sculpture of Our Lady: Iconographic Impact and the Conservation and Restoration Process

open access: yesColorants
In this work, molecular and elemental spectroscopic analyses were carried out on the preparation base, the paintings, the repaintings, and the gilding of an 18th century sacred sculpture of Our Lady found on Anhatomirim Island, where the Santa Cruz ...
Thiago Guimarães Costa, Leonardo Furini
exaly   +3 more sources

Digital technology virtual restoration of the colours and textures of polychrome Bodhidharma statue from the Lingyan Temple, Shandong, China

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2023
This work proposes the virtual restoration of the Bodhidharma polychrome sculpture from the Lingyan Temple in China. Based on scientific analyses and simulation experiments, exterior colours and textures were virtually restored by combining 3D scanning ...
Yongdong Tong   +3 more
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Polychromy in Roman Portraits from Asido (Medina Sidonia, Cádiz, Spain). Livia, Germanicus and Drusus Minor

open access: yesHeritage Science, 2022
This paper presents a recent study on a Roman period marble sculpture depicting Empress Livia and the portraits of Germanicus and Drusus Minor, found at the praesidium of Asido (Medina Sidonia, Cádiz, Spain).
Carlos P. Odriozola   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radiocarbon dating of lead white: novel application in the study of polychrome sculpture

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Recently, radiocarbon dating underwent considerable technological advances allowing unprecedented sample size downscaling. These achievements introduced novel opportunities in dating cultural heritage objects.
Sara Sá   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Farven vender tilbage. Et “sandere billede” af antik skulptur

open access: yesPeriskop, 2017
The Re-Emergence of Colour. A “Truer Picture” of the Sculpture of Classical Antiquity Though often held to be a well-known fact, the consequences of the re-emergence of polychromy of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture have not yet made themselves ...
Jan Stubbe Østergaard
doaj   +1 more source

Restoration of a traditional indian instrument – Araswati Vina. An interdisciplinary approach [PDF]

open access: yesDialogica: Revistă de Studii Culturale și Literatură, 2021
This Saraswati Vina, a traditional Indian wooden instrument, is a collector’s item from the first half of the 20th century, owned by the art historian Pavel Șușară. The instrument was brought to the laboratory by Rodica Pop, to be restored and presented
Vasile Ioniță   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Considérations sur le style joanin dans le décor religieux luso-brésilien du xviiie siècle

open access: yesPerspective, 2021
This article provides an overview of research on the Joanine-style gilded and polychrome wooden sculpture found in 18th-century Luso-Brazilian churches and chapels.
Aziz José de Oliveira Pedrosa
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the deterioration risk of polychrome clay sculptures based on the hygrothermal environment: A case study of Baosheng temple, China

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2022
The polychrome clay sculptures of the Buddha at Baosheng Temple in Suzhou, China are important and famous cultural heritage with a history of more than 1000 years. Currently, they are tarnished by cracking, peeling, and fading.
Li Sheng   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nathaniel Hitch and the Making of Church Sculpture

open access: yes19, 2016
Housed at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is the archive of the little-known sculptor Nathaniel Hitch (1845–1938). This comprises hundreds of studio photographs, which collectively and individually provide significant insight into a hitherto neglected
Claire Jones
doaj   +2 more sources

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